An Abandoned and Charming Town: Craco

Craco - Wikipedia

An entire empty town. Just abandoned due to eartquakes. Craco, near Matera in South of Italy, is a ghost town today. It had actually an interesting and long history. Craco was found in VIII century B.C. probably Greek, then Bizantine then Norman. There was even an University. Then in past century, Craco was a victim of a huge landslide then an eartquake and 2000 inhabitants at the time decided to move somewhere else.
Craco is today an amazing town, still alive in its memories built up in the palaces and church, still there as in the past centuries. Craco has even become a set for movies as the Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.

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A Bell Tower Coming Out From a Lake

Lake Reschen - Wiki Commons - Llorenzi

In north of Italy, in the province of Bozen, gorgeous lak reflects sky and mountains on its quiet surface. A quiet, frequent and still stunning landscape in the area. Lake Reschen (Lago di Resia in Italian) has a peculiarity. Calm surface is interrupted all at once by a a 14th century belfry. Still perfect, still charming, apparently floating on the lake like a boat.

The bell tower of Curon (Graun) was built on 1357. It has been restored. The annexed church lies down at the bottom of lake. This has been made by the much more recent system of dykes.

A peculiarity: because of winter freeze, bell tower can be reached.. on foot.